Overview
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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Cast
 
                    George Clooney
Matt King
 
                    Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
 
                    Amara Miller
Scottie King
 
                    Nick Krause
Sid
 
                    Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
 
                    Grace A. Cruz
Scottie's Teacher
 
                    Kim Gennaula
School Counselor
 
                    Karen Kuioka Hironaga
Barb Higgins
 
                    Carmen Kaichi
Lani Higgins
 
                    Kaui Hart Hemmings
Matt's Secretary Noe
 
                    Beau Bridges
Cousin Hugh
 
                    Matt Corboy
Cousin Ralph
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                    The Descendants - Official Trailer
 
                    
                    THE DESCENDANTS - Official HD Trailer
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                    Reviews
badelf
Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material and no doubt, all the women scored it high and not only because of George Clooney. I normally love his work, but this premise is so poorly executed in this film that even he can't find a solid stage on which to base his acting. There are...
Sep 07, 2012Unknownian
I really like this movie... I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with life's inevitable surprises. All the characters gel, and the story moves forward with some sadness as well as some laughs. 8 out of 10 stars
Feb 02, 2022Filipe Manuel Neto
**An elegant and moving film about family, family values and how they change and adapt to new times.** Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disintegration: while his wife is in a coma due to an accident, and the doctors are deciding what to do, the protagonist has to take responsibility for the education and guidance of his two daughters, each troubled in her own way, and to decide what ...
Aug 16, 2022 
             
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                    